Re: [atlarge-discuss] FYI: ICANN WILL KEEP ELECTED BOARDS MEMBER, FOR NOW

["Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>]

This is no more than a sop to placate critical voices, unless the principle
of democratic representation is perpetuated.

Just to keep people on for a few months, but to say the principle is (quote)
"off the table", is a device to stave off criticism in the short term, to
give them time to set up their new structures, which will then "lock out"
the elected Board members.

Richard H

www.theinternetchallenge.com
www.ThePeoplesNet.org
( www. The Global Forum .com coming soon )

Also supporting:
www.icannatlarge.org and www.worldatlarge.org  and www.icannatlarge.com

The REAL At Large movement of ordinary users will continue to mobilise
independently of Icann and demand proper democratic representation for
ordinary users on the Board of Icann and in the administration and
governance of the Internet. The Internet belongs to ALL the world, not just
to a FEW insiders and vested interests.

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> ICANN WILL KEEP ELECTED BOARDS MEMBER, FOR NOW
> Following months of vocal protests, the Internet Corporation for
> Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said it will keep the five members
> of its board of directors who were chosen through open elections. M.
> Stuart Lynn, president of ICANN, said the organization would not rule
> out the possibility of conducting global, online elections for future
> board members, but that the process of doing that is "very, very
> difficult, and expensive." Karl Auerbach, one of the five board members
> chosen in the open elections, said ICANN is clearly bowing to the
> pressure it faced from communities around the world who want
> representation with ICANN. Lynn dismissed those comments, saying the
> organization will set up a transition board that will plan the group's
> future and will include eight of nine at-large members. Phil Davidson,
> the ninth at-large board member, will leave when his term ends.
> Wired News, 6 December 2002
> http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,56740,00.html
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